"Lucy and Linh" by Alice Pung tells the story of Lucy, a Vietnamese Australian girl navigating the complexities of adolescence and cultural identity. As she transitions to a prestigious private school, Lucy struggles to fit in with her wealthy peers while balancing her family’s expectations and her own aspirations. Through her friendship with Linh, a fellow student who shares similar challenges, Lucy learns about the importance of self-acceptance, resilience, and the power of friendship. The novel explores themes of belonging, identity, and the immigrant experience, capturing the intricate journey of growing up in a multicultural society. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2018 by Random House USA Inc .

Alice Pung is a Melbourne author whose award-winning books include Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter and Laurinda. She also wrote the Marly books for the Our Australian Girl series, and edited Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Visit alicepung. com to find out more.